Sandy Islands Provincial Park

Provincial park in Ontario, Canada

46°49′0″N 84°39′0″W / 46.81667°N 84.65000°W / 46.81667; -84.65000Area2,553 ha (6,310 acres)Established2001Governing bodyOntario Parkswww.ontarioparks.com/nonoperating/sandyislands

Sandy Islands Provincial Park is a non-operating park in the nature reserve class consisting of 2,553 hectares (6,310 acres).^[1] It is located in the large Whitefish Bay, near the mouth of the smaller Batchawana Bay in Lake Superior near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The islands have an elevation of 183 meters above sea level. There are two islands, North Sandy Island and South Sandy Island. When the weather is clear the islands are visible from Pancake Bay Provincial Park close to the horizon looking south. The park was created as a measure to protect the fragile ecology of these sand islands.

References

^ Legal Description, Park Described

External links

Official website

Protected areas of Ontario

CRHP: Central; County of Brant; Eastern; Essex County; Greater Sudbury; Golden Horseshoe; Kingston; Middlesex County; Niagara RM; Northern; Ottawa; Perth County; Peel RM; Southwestern; Toronto; Waterloo RM; Wellington County; York RM

National parks & affiliated areas

National Parks	Bruce Peninsula Fathom Five Georgian Bay Islands Lake Superior Point Pelee Pukaskwa Rouge Thousand Islands
National Marine Conservation Areas	Fathom Five Lake Superior
National Historic Sites	Battle Hill Battle of Cook's Mills Battlefield of Fort George Bead Hill Beausoleil Island Bellevue House Bethune Memorial House Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse Butler's Barracks Carrying Place of the Bay of Quinte Fort George Fort Malden Fort Mississauga Fort St. Joseph Fort Wellington Glengarry Cairn HMCS Haida Inverarden House Kingston Fortifications Laurier House Merrickville Blockhouse Mississauga Point Lighthouse Mnjikaning Fish Weirs Navy Island Peterborough Lift Lock Point Clark Lighthouse Queenston Heights Rideau Canal Ridgeway Battlefield Saint-Louis Mission Sault Ste. Marie Canal Sir John Johnson House Southwold Earthworks Trent–Severn Waterway Woodside more... in Hamilton in Kingston in Niagara Region in Ottawa in Toronto

National Wildlife Areas

National Wildlife Areas	Big Creek Eleanor Island Long Point Mississippi Lake Mohawk Island Prince Edward Point Scotch Bonnet Island St. Clair Wellers Bay Wye Marsh
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries	Beckett Creek Chantry Island Eleanor Island Moose River Rideau Valley Hannah Bay St. Joseph's Island Upper Canada

Provincial parks & affiliated areas

Northern Ontario

Agassiz Peatlands
Blue Jay Creek
Caliper Lake
Daisy Lake Uplands
Fairbank
Goose Island
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Mnidoo Mnissing
Quetico
Sandpoint Island
Spruce Islands

Algoma District	Algoma Headwaters Aubinadong River Aubinadong-Nushatogaini Rivers Aubrey Falls Batchawana Bay Batchawana River Blind River Goulais River Lake Superior Little White River Matinenda Michipicoten Mississagi Montreal River Nagagamisis Nimoosh North Channel inshore Obatanga Pancake Bay Pichogen River Mixed Forest Pokei Lake/White River Wetlands Potholes River Aux Sabels Sandy Islands
Cochrane District	Abitibi-De-Troyes Dana-Jousey Lakes Esker Lakes Fushimi Lake Greenwater Groundhog River Waterway Kesagami Kettle Lakes Lake Abitibi Islands Little Abitibi Little Current River Mattagami River Beach and Aeolian Deposit René Brunelle Tidewater Wildgoose Outwash Deposit
Kenora District	Aaron Albany River Beekahncheekahmeeng Deebahncheekayweehn Eenahohnahnuhn Blue Lake Bonheur River Kame Nature Reserve Eagle-Dogtooth East English River Fawn River Kahnahmaykoosayseekahk Lake of the Woods Lola Lake Minnitaki Kames Ojibway Opasquia Otoskwin–Attawapiskat River Pahngwahshahshk Ohweemushkeeg Pakwash Pipestone River Polar Bear Rushing River Sahkeesuhkuh Weesuhkaheegahn Sandbar Lake Severn River Sioux Narrows Turtle River–White Otter Lake Weeskayjahk Ohtahzhoganeeng West English River Winisk River Winnange Lake Woodland Caribou
Nipissing District	Alexander Lake Forest Algonquin Amable du Fond River Finlayson Point Jocko Rivers Kenny Forest Manitou Islands Marten River Mattawa River Opeongo River Samuel de Champlain Temagami River Upper Madawaska River West Sandy Island Widdifield Forest
Parry Sound District	French River Grundy Lake Killbear Magnetawan River Mikisew Noganosh Lake Oastler Lake Restoule South Bay Sturgeon Bay The Massasauga
Sudbury District	Biscotasi Lake Chapleau-Nemegosenda River Chiniguchi Waterway Chutes Five Mile Lake Grassy River-Mond Lake Lowlands and Ferris Lake Uplands Halfway Lake Ivanhoe Lake Killarney Killarney Lakelands and Headwaters La Cloche La Motte Lake MacMurchy Township End Moraine Mashkinonje Missinaibi Mississagi River Obabika River Rushbrook Solace Spanish River Sturgeon River The Shoals Wakami Lake Wanapitei Wenebegon River Windy Lake Woman River Forest
Thunder Bay District	Arrow Lake Black Sturgeon River Brightsand River Gravel River Gull River Kakabeka Falls Kashabowie Kopka River La Verendrye Lake Nipigon MacLeod Michipicoten Island Nakina Moraine Neys Obonga-Ottertooth Ogoki River Ouimet Canyon Pan Lake Fen Pigeon River Porphyry Island Pukaskwa River Rainbow Falls Ruby Lake Sedgman Lake Silver Falls Slate Islands Sleeping Giant St. Raphael Steel River Wabakimi White Lake Whitesand
Timiskaming District	Englehart River Fine Sand Plain and Waterway Gem Lake Maple Bedrock Kap-Kig-Iwan Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Larder River Waterway Makobe-Grays River W.J.B. Greenwood West Montreal River

Eastern Ontario

Alexander Stewart
Barron River
Bell Bay
Bissett Creek
Bon Echo
Bonnechere
Bonnechere River
Burnt Lands
Carson Lake
Centennial Lake
Charleston Lake
Driftwood
Fitzroy
Foy
Frontenac
Grant's Creek
Lower Madawaska River
Matawatchan
Murphys Point
Ottawa River
Petawawa Terrace
Puzzle Lake
Rideau River
Sharbot Lake
Silver Lake
Voyageur
Westmeath

Central Ontario

Arrowhead
Awenda
Balsam Lake
Bass Lake
Beattie Pinery
Big East River
Bigwind Lake
Boyne Valley
Devil's Glen
Dividing Lake
Earl Rowe
Egan Chutes
Emily
Gibson River
Hardy Lake
Hockley Valley
Indian Point
J. Albert Bauer
Kawartha Highlands
Lake on the Mountain
Lake St. Peter
Mara
Mark S. Burnham
McRae Point
Mono Cliffs
North Beach
Oxtongue River-Ragged Falls
Petroglyphs
Quackenbush
Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands
Sandbanks
Silent Lake
Six Mile Lake
Springwater
Wasaga Beach
Waubaushene Beaches
Wolf Island

Golden Horseshoe

Southwestern Ontario

Black Creek
Clear Creek Forest
Craigleith
Inverhuron
James N. Allan
John E. Pearce
Komoka
Lion's Head
Long Point
MacGregor Point
Pinery
Point Farms
Port Bruce
Port Burwell
Pretty River Valley
Rock Point
Rondeau
Sauble Falls
Selkirk
Trillium Woods
Turkey Point
Wheatley

Conservation reserves

Former parks

Conservation Authorities & Areas
Ausable Bayfield Hay Swamp Cataraqui Region Little Cataraqui Creek Lemoine Point Gould Lake Mac Johnson Catfish Creek Central Lake Ontario Heber Down Lynde Shores Credit Valley Cheltenham Badlands Elora Cataract Trailway Limehouse Crowe Valley Essex Region Cypher Systems Group Greenway Chrysler Canada Greenway Ganaraska Region Grand River Conestogo Lake Elora Gorge Guelph Lake Starkey Hill Grey Sauble Halton Crawford Lake Kelso Hilton Falls Mount Nemo Mountsberg Rattlesnake Point Hamilton Dundas Valley Eramosa Karst Spencer Gorge Kawartha Kettle Creek Lake Simcoe Region Lakehead Region Long Point Region Lower Thames Valley Lower Trent Maitland Valley Mattagami Region Mississippi Valley Mill of Kintail Morris Island Purdon Niagara Peninsula Ball's Falls Beamer Memorial Comfort Maple Nickel District Lake Laurentian North Bay-Mattawa Nottawasaga Valley Otonabee Region Quinte Raisin Region Rideau Valley Foley Mountain Rideau Ferry Yacht Club Saugeen Sault Ste. Marie Region South Nation St. Clair Region Toronto and Region Albion Hills Boyd Bruce's Mill Black Creek Pioneer Village Claireville Cold Creek Heart Lake Kortright Centre Lake St. George Petticoat Creek Tommy Thompson Upper Thames River Ellice Swamp Sifton Bog

Conservation Authorities & Areas

Ausable Bayfield
- Hay Swamp
Cataraqui Region
- Little Cataraqui Creek
- Lemoine Point
- Gould Lake
- Mac Johnson
Catfish Creek
Central Lake Ontario
- Heber Down
- Lynde Shores
Credit Valley
- Cheltenham Badlands
- Elora Cataract Trailway
- Limehouse
Crowe Valley
Essex Region
- Cypher Systems Group Greenway
- Chrysler Canada Greenway
Ganaraska Region
Grand River
- Conestogo Lake
- Elora Gorge
- Guelph Lake
- Starkey Hill
Grey Sauble
Halton
- Crawford Lake
- Kelso
- Hilton Falls
- Mount Nemo
- Mountsberg
- Rattlesnake Point
Hamilton
- Dundas Valley
- Eramosa Karst
- Spencer Gorge
Kawartha
Kettle Creek
Lake Simcoe Region
Lakehead Region
Long Point Region
Lower Thames Valley
Lower Trent
Maitland Valley
Mattagami Region
Mississippi Valley
- Mill of Kintail
- Morris Island
- Purdon
Niagara Peninsula
- Ball's Falls
- Beamer Memorial
- Comfort Maple
Nickel District
- Lake Laurentian
North Bay-Mattawa
Nottawasaga Valley
Otonabee Region
Quinte
Raisin Region
Rideau Valley
- Foley Mountain
- Rideau Ferry Yacht Club
Saugeen
Sault Ste. Marie Region
South Nation
St. Clair Region
Toronto and Region
- Albion Hills
- Boyd
- Bruce's Mill
- Black Creek Pioneer Village
- Claireville
- Cold Creek
- Heart Lake
- Kortright Centre
- Lake St. George
- Petticoat Creek
- Tommy Thompson
Upper Thames River
- Ellice Swamp
- Sifton Bog

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Georgian Bay Littoral Long Point Niagara Escarpment (including Cheltenham Badlands) Thousand Islands - Frontenac Arch Wasaga Beach

Greenbelts
Golden Horseshoe Ottawa Mer Bleue Bog

Related Departments & Agencies
Conservation Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries Niagara Parks Commission Ontario Parks St. Lawrence Parks Commission